Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
4 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
4 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
347 
222 
194 
751 
906 
997 
3,298 
$1,000 
3,834 
2,776 
3,978 
16,788 
45,294 
49,443 
268,651 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
7 
14 
86 
198 
189 
1,312 
$1,000 
978 
656 
1,899 
8,525 
35,281 
36,570 
228,464 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
368 
222 
184 
844 
1,051 
1,264 
4,146 
$1,000 
10,803 
6,858 
5,678 
82,632 
123,993 
178,778 
1,305,774 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
29 
40 
246 
447 
642 
3,485 
$1,000 
6,707 
3,742 
3,322 
71,765 
111,508 
163,793 
1,288,688 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
10 
7 
10 
47 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,435 
6,276 
7,650 
22,168 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
9 
7 
10 
44 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,276 
7,650 
22,140 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
17 
10 
7 
14 
20 
26 
97 
$1,000 
108 
7 
9 
74 
52 
304 
53,038 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
36 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
52,812 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
52 
43 
24 
99 
90 
97 
330 
$1,000 
632 
477 
175 
1,135 
1,308 
2,399 
21,966 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
3 
5 
13 
100 
$1,000 
374 
(D) 
- 
190 
454 
1,098 
18,304 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
92 
54 
40 
157 
125 
174 
435 
$1,000 
746 
397 
303 
1,526 
1,043 
2,068 
4,770 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
3 
2 
4 
15 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
520 
(D) 
341 
1,657 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
40 
18 
14 
62 
54 
57 
160 
$1,000 
16 
10 
9 
80 
40 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
32 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
16 
14 
6 
51 
24 
28 
81 
$1,000 
42 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
226 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
15 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
486 
182 
- 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
586 
245 
267 
1,451 
1,710 
1,954 
4,799 
$1,000 
1,601 
827 
1,046 
8,875 
17,628 
33,709 
143,444 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
52 
20 
15 
132 
234 
354 
1,177 
$1,000 
294 
165 
114 
1,669 
5,883 
11,797 
76,918 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
57 
30 
23 
83 
65 
63 
252 
$1,000 
201 
89 
55 
464 
552 
464 
4,139 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
1,358 
670 
551 
2,614 
2,560 
2,771 
6,481 
$1,000 
35,374 
19,587 
21,057 
134,294 
241,149 
364,231 
2,460,263 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,048 
29,235 
38,216 
51,375 
94,199 
131,444 
379,612 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
304 
167 
180 
749 
909 
1,280 
3,993 
$1,000 
1,388 
831 
1,570 
9,497 
23,426 
43,797 
321,547 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
211 
113 
96 
301 
233 
261 
475 
$5,000 to $24,999 
88 
52 
68 
343 
380 
469 
1,037 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
2 
12 
72 
146 
275 
670 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
4 
33 
150 
275 
1,811 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
423 
246 
232 
966 
1,185 
1,552 
4,595 
$1,000 
618 
499 
559 
3,535 
9,273 
20,658 
180,542 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
396 
218 
204 
750 
683 
685 
1,424 
$5,000 to $24,999 
26 
28 
24 
200 
412 
609 
1,212 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
- 
3 
12 
72 
178 
771 
$50,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
4 
18 
80 
1,188 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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